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Gazprom Offices Targeted in EU Antitrust Raids

Mar 30, 2022

Russian gas company Gazprom's GAZP.MM offices were raided by EU antitrust regulators, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as the EU watchdog ramped up its investigation into the company's gas supplies to Europe.EU antitrust…

BSOG to Start Production Offshore Romania From Q2

Mar 30, 2022

Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG) will start extracting gas from its Romanian offshore project in the second quarter, later than planned, its chief executive said, warning that continued efforts to amend regulations for producers were undermining investment…

UK Regulator Extends License for North Sea Cambo Oil Prospect

Mar 30, 2022

The British oil and gas regulator has extended by two years the license for the Cambo oilfield prospect in the North Sea which is owned by Shell and Siccar Point, Shell said on Wednesday.'The North Sea Transition Authority has awarded Siccar…

Too Early to Consider Investment in Russia, CNOOC Says

Mar 30, 2022

It is too soon for China's CNOOC to discuss fresh investment in Russia, though its 10% stake in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Russian Arctic is proceeding normally, Chairman Wang Dongjin said on Wednesday.Wang had been asked if…

China's CNOOC Reports Record Profit, Output for 2021

Mar 30, 2022

China's CNOOC Ltd posted record annual net profit for 2021, with earnings nearly tripled from 2020, supported by rapidly rebounding oil and gas prices as global energy demand recovered from the pandemic.The state-controlled offshore oil and gas specialist posted a net profit of 70…

Shell Starts Production from 20,000 boe/d PowerNap Field in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Mar 29, 2022

Shell has brought online its PowerNap project, a subsea development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with an expected production of 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). PowerNap is a tie-back to the Shell-operated Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) in the prolific Mars Corridor…

QatarEnergy Buys Into ExxonMobil's North Marakia Offshore Block in Egypt

Mar 29, 2022

Qatari national oil and gas company, QatarEnergy, has agreed with ExxonMobil to acquire a working interest in an exploration block offshore Egypt.QatarEnergy will hold a 40% working interest in the contractor’s share in the North Marakia Offshore Block in the Mediterranean Sea…

Offshore Installation Firm Cadeler Returns to Profit as Annual Revenue Triples

Mar 29, 2022

Offshore wind installation company Cadeler said its 2021 revenue had tripled compared to 2020. The Danish firm also said it had returned to profitability.The revenue for 2021 totaled EUR 61 million, an increase of 212% against EUR 19.5 million in 2020…

DOF Subsea Clinches Multiple Contracts in Oil & Gas, Renewables Sectors

Mar 29, 2022

Subsea services provider DOF Subsea said Tuesday it had won several new contracts in both the oil and gas and renewables sectors in the North Sea.The projects, to be delivered in 2022, total more than 185 vessel days excluding any optional work…

EU Challenges UK at WTO Over Offshore Wind Subsidies

Mar 29, 2022

The European Union has launched its first ever challenge against Britain at the World Trade Organization over its former member's green subsidy scheme.The European Commission, which oversees trade policy for the EU's 27 members, said that criteria…

Argus Launches a Non-Russian Diesel Cargo Assessment

Mar 29, 2022

Price reporting agency Argus launched a new non-Russian diesel cargo assessment delivered into the Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam (ARA) port complex, the agency said.'The new price will represent fair market value of non-Russian diesel, providing…

Offshore Wind: Empire Wind Taps Maersk to Build Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (VIDEO)

Mar 29, 2022

Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, awarded a contract to Maersk Supply Service for charter of its newbuild wind installation vessel (WIV). This vessel, together with US constructed barges and tugs built and operated by Kirby Offshore Wind…

No Oil at ExxonMobil's Cutthroat Well Offshore Brazil

Mar 28, 2022

Brazilian oil company Enauta Participacoes said on Monday no hydrocarbons were found at the 1-EMEB-3-SES well, an asset in which it has Exxon Mobil Corp and Murphy Oil Corp as partners, sending its shares down.Enauta's securities filing on the…

Report: India's ONGC Sells Russia's Sokol Oil to Indian Refiners

Mar 28, 2022

India's ONGC Videsh Ltd has sold at least one cargo of Russian Sokol oil to India refiners Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp after failing to draw interest in a tender earlier this month, sources familiar with the matter said…

Oil Prices Drop on Concerns of Weaker Chinese Demand

Mar 28, 2022

Oil prices tumbled more than $6 on Monday as fears over weaker fuel demand in China grew after financial hub Shanghai lockdown efforts to curb a surge in COVID-19 infections.Brent crude LCOc1 futures slid as low as $113.72 a barrel and were trading down $5…

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